“The Underground Railroad” is based on author Colson Whitehead’s novel of the same name, which takes place in an alternate timeline where the Underground Railroad network of abolitionists and safe houses also had an actual railroad system. The novel follows two slaves who escape their Georgia plantation by using the Underground Railroad. The novel was critically acclaimed and earned the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

The series, which Jenkins directed all 11 episodes of, stars Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon, Aaron Pierre, and Joel Edgerton. A release date has not been revealed. Mbedu has appeared in the South African TV series “Is’thunzi” and Pierre recently appeared in Syfy’s “Krypton.” Dillon appeared in Apple TV+’s well-received “Little America.”

always in for Barry. Beale Street was "only" very good not classic, hope he got another one with this tbh

Heard good things about that author too but haven't read anything yet

@Soupvillain u know that series "Is’thunzi"?

Sounds good but we need more movies and less tv shows

Hope they're killing slave masters

this got so much of a 12 Years a Slave aesthetic to it lmao

Why a slave movie Barry?

classic INBOUND

Yea that was big on Mzansi when it came out

Used to see my cousin sis watching it like last year (p sure she still does) & used to tease her that she looks like the lightskin girl supporting Thuso's role on that show lol.. but yea Thuso's a great performer so happy for her this is huge!

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Imagine being against great filmmakers being offered long-form storytelling, as if that isn't just more film

def expecting much better than that from Barry tbh

Book was cool

Omg no barry what are you doing

gotdamn this looks immaculate

premieres on May 14 btw

@Soupvillain Barry had an afrofuturist project with Terrence Nance and Solange about Madlib, Stevie Wonder and Sun Ra in the pipeline?? s/o siifu on twitter for talking about that. Neeeed that jeez

We need this one bad

looking good and dropping soon too! I'm hype

Damn wtf